Originally Posted by psoper

After the announcement by North Korea that they have nuclear weapons and will keep them as a deterrent to President Bush's threats against the Communist state, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wimpishly remarked, "we will have to consult with our allies".

According to the Associated Press today, February 10, 2005:
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington would consult allies before responding.

"I think we just have to first look at the statement and then we need to talk with our allies,'' Rice told Dutch RTL television while on a trip through Europe.
This is the exact same statement that Senator Kerry was raked over the coals for. Senator Kerry, during the campaign was mocked, laughed at, ridiculed and smirked at with disdain by President Bush in one speech after another by President Bush. I still hear President Bush's words and see his grinning smirk as he yelled repeatedly, "AND SENATOR KERRY SAYS THAT WE NEED A PERMISSION SLIP AND TO CONSULT WITH OUR ALLIES BEFORE WE DEFEND OURSELVES. WE DON'T NEED ANY PERMISSION SLIP".

Well, here we are. I guess we were lied to. I guess we were conned by the President. I guess we were snookered by Bush. I guess his whole campaign and all his bombastic, patriotic rhetoric was a facade. According to his new Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, we have just found out that North Korea has nuclear tipped weapons, the means to deliver them to our shores, and they are planning to keep them specifically because they feel the need a protective deterrence against the threats of President Bush--and what do we need to do--we need to consult with our allies--PRESIDENT BUSH NEEDS A PERMISSION SLIP.